Game Will Not Load Past Server Select

[MaSQue]

This was my original post when I fought with this the first time ......
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=244814
ok so how can I force EQ to load up in windowed mode? I can alt/enter at login screen and it goes to windowed mode, when I click the EQ server (P99) it starts to load and goes straight into full screen and refuses to load in full screen. How can I make it windowed mode and KEEP it windowed mode from the start?

Isn't there a file in the folder I can edit to keep it in windowed mode?

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The first time I "tried and failed" to get this fixed, you can see in the other post a lot of stuff was tried. here I am again giving this one more try.

I tried messing with it again since the last time, and I thought I would record everything, maybe someone sees something and knows how to fix.
I really wanna play 99 again lol so any help I would be super grateful for https://www.twitch.tv/idleknight/v/74391095

[Thulack]

Did you ever move your EQ folder out of program files folder? Again this would fix all your problems.

[MaSQue]

Originally Posted by Thulack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Did you ever move your EQ folder out of program files folder? Again this would fix all your problems.

Actually i did not. I need to try that BUT, if I move it will the installation point to the new location and would I need to rename any files?

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by MaSQue [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually i did not. I need to try that BUT, if I move it will the installation point to the new location and would I need to rename any files?

No you would just have to go into the shortcut properties like you did in your video and change the target destination so something like C:/Everquest instead of /programfiles/everquest if you put it directly in your C: folder. Your client ui might reset to default though and you would have to redo anything you changed(resolution and such) because it will be making a new eqclient.ini file in the folder as opposed to using the one you have now hidden away in a windows folder somewhere.

[Thulack]

To actually explain what is happening to you in the way that i understand it is that When you install EQ to your program files folder it takes certain files(eqclient.ini and few others) and puts them in a hidden windows folder in the appdata folder or something like that and it doesnt allow you to change certain things with these files while they are in the windows folder. So by installing/moving EQ to just say your Root C drive folder it creates all the files in the same place so the game can read and edit it at its discretion. I've always installed EQ outside of program files folder so i have never personally had this issue or had to fix it. I'm just going by the collective knowledge of the issue i have seen over the years.

[MaSQue]

Originally Posted by Thulack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To actually explain what is happening to you in the way that i understand it is that When you install EQ to your program files folder it takes certain files(eqclient.ini and few others) and puts them in a hidden windows folder in the appdata folder or something like that and it doesnt allow you to change certain things with these files while they are in the windows folder. So by installing/moving EQ to just say your Root C drive folder it creates all the files in the same place so the game can read and edit it at its discretion. I've always installed EQ outside of program files folder so i have never personally had this issue or had to fix it. I'm just going by the collective knowledge of the issue i have seen over the years.

aight will do this when I get online on my gaming machine. It's weird though, my laptop has it installed in program files and it runs fine /shrug. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[MiRo2]

Have you tried using WinEQ2?

[MaSQue]

Originally Posted by Thulack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To actually explain what is happening to you in the way that i understand it is that When you install EQ to your program files folder it takes certain files(eqclient.ini and few others) and puts them in a hidden windows folder in the appdata folder or something like that and it doesnt allow you to change certain things with these files while they are in the windows folder. So by installing/moving EQ to just say your Root C drive folder it creates all the files in the same place so the game can read and edit it at its discretion. I've always installed EQ outside of program files folder so i have never personally had this issue or had to fix it. I'm just going by the collective knowledge of the issue i have seen over the years.

ok did that, does same exact thing as before. This is what I want to try now, I looked at my eqclient.ini file, and since I have not actually logged all the way into the game, I don't have any resolutions settings actually in that ini file. If someone would be so kind as to OPEN there eqclient.ini file, copy the entire file and paste it here so I can copy it into my own. I need yours to already be set to windowed mode. Maybe then mine will load in windows mode. Currently it is STILL trying to load in full screen for some reason.

Originally Posted by MiRo2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you tried using WinEQ2?

Yes, didn't work.
I don't understand lol this is a $4,000 tower, it has Win7 and the best components on the market, this isn't some cheap PC or anything and it is copied and setup just like my laptop & my laptop runs smooth.

[Thyrm]

Originally Posted by MaSQue [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ok did that, does same exact thing as before. This is what I want to try now, I looked at my eqclient.ini file, and since I have not actually logged all the way into the game, I don't have any resolutions settings actually in that ini file. If someone would be so kind as to OPEN there eqclient.ini file, copy the entire file and paste it here so I can copy it into my own.

http://pastebin.com/vCd8Xm90

You may need to adjust the resolution, it's set to 1920x1200.

[MaSQue]

Originally Posted by Thyrm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://pastebin.com/vCd8Xm90

You may need to adjust the resolution, it's set to 1920x1200.

We have an all new set of problems ......
https://www.twitch.tv/idleknight/v/74488653